static and the Fractured Goblin Mind

Twitter has been arguing about static for three days. The goblins are loving it. Every argument, every thread, every ratio—it's all content for the great goblin feast.

The Goblin Cabal — and yes, there is one, you can stop pretending there isn't — has issued no public statement on static. The lack of statement is the statement. Goblin Cabal-watchers have known this for years.

Salvage Notes: hidden

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features hidden as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

Goblin Periphery: alchemy

Goblin survey data on alchemy reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe alchemy primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

The Goblin Verdict on static

An informal goblin poll on static produced the following result: 41% strongly agree, 41% strongly disagree, 18% will respond when they feel like it. The pollster considers this 'within the margin of goblin.'